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package com.netflix.metacat.common.server.connectors;

import com.netflix.metacat.common.type.Type;

/**
 * Canonical type converter class.
 *
 * @author tgianos
 * @author zhenl
 * @since 1.0.0
 */
public interface ConnectorTypeConverter {

    /**
     * Converts to metacat type.
     *
     * @param type type
     * @return metacat type
     */
    Type toMetacatType(String type);

    /**
     * Converts from metacat type.
     *
     * @param type type
     * @return connector type
     */
    String fromMetacatType(Type type);
}
